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Monday, 4 January 2016

The Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia remains one of the most oldest and significant lands in history. Long
before Islam spread, the land of the Arabs prevailed and was more spread around
the world. Perhaps today it doesn’t cover as much area as before, but it still
remains firm and has its roots deep. The Arabs that live over these lands are
amongst the richest and will continue to be one of the highly recognized
individuals and as a society around the globe partially because of the economic
stability of the Kingdom as a whole. Another strategy that the people of the
Kingdom have adapted to over the years is the use of the expatriate force which
has only kept the economy and welfare of the Kingdom more secure than before.

Despite this, there shall
always be issues that will prevail. One of the Humanitarian crisis that is
often brought up and discussed in the United Nations is the issue of racism
that has been greatly influenced because of the looks of certain individuals.
If we look at the people within the United States of America, racism yet
remains an issue that has no end. Even though the President is himself an
African American, throughout the country the differences between white and
black are always highlighted merely because the African Americans are in the
minority. Within the Kingdom, Saudization has begun to take fame as a form of
racism. This was highlighted in the recent United Nations Conference where
spokesman argued that Saudization is just a fancy name given to racism within
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Over the years, there has
been great controversy amongst the Saudis and the expats who move into the
Kingdom for work. Saudis apparently feel that the expats are offered and given
jobs and other resources that should first be offered to the Saudis being
nationals and rulers of the Kingdom. Since the Kingdom is their home ground,
the expats should be given a second priority. There is no doubt over the fact
that there is a large number of Saudis who remain unemployed, much of which is
the youth. These young Saudi minds quarrel thinking that the only reason why
they are still unemployed is because the job that should be offered to them is
given wrongfully to the members of the expat workforce which are utterly false

Since the Kingdom is a
country that has rules and regulations focused entirely over the religion of
Islam, these young Saudi minds should also adhere to the fact that Islam
forbids inequality. Similarly, the jobs that are offered to the expats are sole
because they are in need and also are more dedicated and hardworking.

It might be true for most
cases on a small level where racism might occur due to the cast or religion of
certain individuals, but it is entirely wrong to call Saudization a form of
racism within the Kingdom. This issue is still an important topic since 1997
but is beginning to hit the ground slowly and gradually.